China has outlined a string of reforms to accelerate the development of hi-tech emerging industries in the city of Shenzhen, as the tech hub in southern China grapples with a barrage of US trade restrictions.

The plan focuses on boosting Shenzhen’s ability to create scalable business models in industries such as artificial intelligence and aviation that can be replicated across China, by helping the city cultivate a larger talent pool, expand local companies’ access to financing, and speed up the deployment of cutting-edge technologies

It has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

Countries across Europe, including the UK, have been hit by drought conditions in recent months, with water shortages feared unless significant rain comes this summer, and crop failures beginning to be reported by farmers.

A court in South Korea's Gangwon Province has fined a woman 2.8 million won (US$2,000) for pulling down the trousers and underpants of a male colleague in front of other staff members.

The Chuncheon District Court handed down the sentence last weekend, also ordering the woman, who is in her 50s and works in a restaurant kitchen, to complete eight hours of sexual violence prevention education, Yonhap reported.

A powerful winter storm has swept across the country since the weekend, bringing bitter cold, snow, and flooding to several provinces.

The Eastern Cape has been the hardest hit, with the South African Weather Service warning of a high risk of flooding, resulting in closed roads and hazardous travel conditions.

"Many decades ago, millions of citizens of India were called 'untouchables.' They were told they were impure. They were told that they did not belong. They were told that they could not speak for themselves. But here we are today-where a person belonging to those very people is speaking openly, as the holder of the highest office in the judiciary of the country."

A defiant Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called on her followers and the wider Peronist movement to prepare and organise themselves on Monday as she hinted that her arrest may be imminent.

The former president's Kirchnerite movement staged a show of strength on Peronist Resistance Day, with thousands of activists descending on the headquarters of the Partido Justicialista and leading party figures attending en masse.

Algeria’s southern regions embody a striking governance paradox that is potentially impacting the local and regional security. Despite its vast reserves of petroleum, natural gas, and valuable minerals, the region continues to experience severe poverty and underdevelopment. This contradiction is not merely the result of economic mismanagement but reflects deeper issues related to governance, security, and broader regional dynamics.

Saying that the era of the United States' dominance on the world stage is over, Prime Minister Mark Carney committed his government on Monday to meeting the NATO benchmark target of two per cent of the country's gross domestic product by the end of the current fiscal year in March.

The prime minister outlined his vision of Canada moving more closely toward European allies in a speech in Toronto.